Lionel Tate's MotherWrestling fan Lionel Tate was only 12-years-old when he killed 6-year-old friend Tiffany Eunick. His attorney, Jim Lewis, believed that the boy was emulating moves he saw he his favorite wrestlers do on television. He tried to get Sting, The Rock, and Hulk Hogan to testify in the case, but was unsuccessful in his attempts. A psychologist proved that the boy was 2-3 years behind other children his age and thus may not have realized that his roughplay could end another child's life. However, that wasn't enough to sway the jury. After deliberating for only three and a half hours, they declared the young boy guilty of first-degree murder. He will be sentenced on March 2nd and placed in a juvenile facility until then.From the Associated Press:"Under Florida law, the jurors did not have to conclude Lionel meant the girl's July 1999 death to convict him, but only that his actions were intentional and abusive."In the end, that¿s what it came down to. According to CNN, prosecutors argued that while Tate may not have intended to murder the little girl, he knew that he was hurting her.Tate was given an adult life without parole, but there's still a chance that the prosecutor can convince the governor to lessen the penalty. Lionel will avoid being put to death because he¿s younger than 16.Related Links